NHL game summary from December 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (17-8-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (20-8-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 17 (Craig Ramsay, John Van Boxmeer), 4:46 - PP |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 8 (Peter McNab, Ray Bourque), 8:30 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 9 (Al Secord, Mike Milbury), 16:29 |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 13 (Rick Middleton, Dick Redmond), 5:58 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 12, 14:30 | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 5 (Terry O'Reilly, Dwight Foster), 18:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Songin, BOS [Slashing] 3:56 |
| Derek Smith, BUF [Holding] 11:53 | |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Holding] 14:30 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Hooking] 19:32 | |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Fighting] 2:11 |
| Don Luce, BUF [Roughing] 2:11 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 2:11 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 2:11 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Fighting] 4:31 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 4:31 | |
| Tom Songin, BOS [Hooking] 7:49 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Cross checking] 14:07 | |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 18:07 | |
| 3: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing, Slashing] 1:37 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing, Slashing] 1:37 | |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 4:56 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 4:56 | |
| Tom Songin, BOS [Slashing] 7:56 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Roughing] 13:57 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 13:57 | |
| Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:47 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Fighting] 18:15 | |
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 18:15 |
Penalty time: BOS: 37 minutes
BUF: 43 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 25 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13- 3- 9-25
BUF: 7-15- 5-27
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 12-4-1)
BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 9-4-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 16,433
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